![]() CBC.ca | Barefoot Bandit sentenced: 'I should have died years ago' Los Angeles Times Diffident and shy, the lanky youth known as the "Barefoot Bandit" made his first public statement since launching his 27-month crime spree, apologizing to his victims as a judge sentenced him to 6 1/2 years in prison for his audacious string of ... 'Barefoot Bandit' handed six years in jail for international crime spree 'Barefoot Bandit's' Courtroom Drama Ends With 6-1/2 Year Sentence Federal judge sentences 'Barefoot Bandit' Colton Harris-Moore to 6 1/2 years ... |
![]() CTV.ca | GOP rivals blast Obama on Hispanic-centric issues USA TODAY By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY MIAMI – A day after Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich fiercely attacked each other in the GOP presidential debate, they changed their focus Friday and trained their attacks on President Obama during a gathering here of Hispanic ... Romney assures Florida's Hispanic voters the GOP isn't 'anti-immigrant' as ... Gingrich Blends Potential With Peril Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Fla. |
![]() Los Angeles Times | Wall Street clicks 'like' on Facebook IPO Los Angeles Times The social networking giant with nearly 1 billion users is expected to file papers any day now to sell stock to the public. The timing stems partly from federal rules that would require Facebook to begin disclosing its financial information in April ... In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees Facebook's Top Investor 'Pretty Sure' It Can Grow Once Public Morgan Stanley: Rising Internet IPO Superstar |
![]() Globe and Mail | Violence Rises in Syria, Vexing Arab League Monitors New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — Violence in Syria has escalated sharply in the past two days, with heavy bloodshed reported Friday in at least three flash points as Arab League monitors expressed exasperation and the United Nations Security Council prepared to ... Young children among 74 killed in 2 days of Syrian turmoil as UN considers crisis Russia "disappointed" with UN Syria draft: envoys Damascus Battles Risk Tipping Capital Into Chaos |
![]() ABC News | 'Most hated' man in America gets death for home invasion horror Los Angeles Times Two men are now on death row for a deadly 2007 home invasion robbery in suburban Connecticut that shocked the nation with its violence and cruelty, and claimed the lives of a mother and two daughters. But the sole survivor of the attack said that the ... Komisarjevsky gets death in home-invasion murders Conn. Home Invasion Killer Sentenced to Death Connecticut killer sentenced to die for "unimaginable horror" |
![]() Daily American Online | Blow to GOP in tax fight: State Senate districts survive challenge San Jose Mercury News By Lisa Vorderbrueggen California Supreme Court justices on Friday let stand newly drawn state Senate maps this year even though voters may have a chance to reject the district lines in November. The high court concluded that the state redistricting ... Groups that sought nonpartisan redistricting say Florida GOP lawmakers still ... Legislative and congressional maps set for House debate Legislative redistricting ruled invalid by high court |
![]() The Daily Star | Obama urges House Democrats to work with GOP but call them out if they resist Washington Post CAMBRIDGE, Md. — President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats for an election-year fight, urging them to work with Republicans if they show some willingness to put politics aside but telling the rank and file to call them out if they stand in the way ... Romney's Tax Returns Show He Paid More in Taxes Than He Owed Obama urges Congress to act in election year Obama Pushes 'Buffett Rule' in Populist Talk to House Democrats |
![]() The Associated Press | Obama 'putting colleges on notice' on high tuition The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation's colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they "jack up tuition" every year and to give the money instead to schools showing restraint ... Obama pushes for affordable education in rousing speech Obama outlines plan to cut college costs. Could it backfire on students? (+video) Obama: Curb hikes in college tuition |
![]() E! Online | 'So You Think You Can Dance' Choreographer Alex Da Silva Gets 10 Years for Rape Reuters By Tim Kenneally at TheWrap Alex Da Silva, a former choreographer for Fox reality competition "So You Think You Can Dance," was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for raping a former dance student and assaulting another, TMZ reports. TV show choreographer gets 10 years for rape 'So You Think You Can Dance' Choreographer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for ... TV salsa instructor gets 10 years for rape, assault |
![]() Los Angeles Times | Growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead | Reuters By Lucia Mutikani | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, but a rebuilding of stocks by businesses and slower business spending warned of weaker growth in early 2012. Obama Pushes Payroll Tax Cut as GDP Growth Trails Forecasts Fourth Quarter GDP Fastest Of 2011 But Not Good Enough Economic recovery is still threatened |